Lead from Within

JULY 25, 2024

For instance, I worked with a CEO who regularly conducted scenario planning exercises with his team, helping them navigate a major industry shift with minimal disruption. Identifying Opportunities : With a future-focused mindset, successful leaders can identify emerging trends and untapped markets.

Long-term 183

Long-term Scenario Planning Trends Execution 183

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. The sudden, unexpected and potentially catastrophic event that threatens a business is a CEO’s greatest challenge. Everyone watched as CEO Tony Hayward made blunder after blunder while BP’s crude killed. Main menu Home. Leadership.

Crisis Management 268

Crisis Management Crisis CEO Management 268

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The end result of this manipulated reality may be that people no longer believe what they hear from a world leader, a celebrity, or a CEO. An obvious scenario, one that some companies might find themselves dealing with in the not-too-distant future, is a faked video of their CEO making racist or sexist comments, or bribing a politician.

Reputation 11

Reputation Company Video Crisis 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Old efficiency thinking based on engineering and rational market models needs to be replaced by a creative intelligence based on imagining, building and managing new futures. A former assistant managing editor for Business Week , he is professor of Innovation and Design at Parsons The New School for Design.

Uncertainty 13

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Ford CEO Alan Mulally tried to mitigate the impending bullwhip during the 2008 financial crisis by imploring the U.S. It reached a peak on June 12 and then proceeded to lose over 40% of its value by the end of August despite efforts by the Chinese government to prop up the market. Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

It''s the rare CIO who applies scenario planning to the business of IT. Yet, in a function driven by innovation and the uncertainties surrounding the application and implication of future technologies, not using scenarios is tantamount to management malpractice. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs). IT management'

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning CIO Planning Uncertainty 8